WATCH: Virat Kohli tries his hand at bowling on two occasions during India-Sri Lanka, 1st Test

Indian skipper Virat Kohli was seen bowling on Day 3 and Day 4 of 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kolkata Test.

India's captain Virat Kohli, right, bowls a delivery during the fourth day of their first test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Kolkata.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who isn't best known for his bowling ability, did take up the cricket ball in his hand on not just one but two occasions during the 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5)

On Day 3 of the ongoing Test match, pace bowler Mohammad Shami had to leave the field in the middle of the 45th over after he was struggling with a hamstring injury. Shami, who had already bowled 5 deliveries of the over, couldn't deliver the 6th one and Kohli had to step up in order to finish the over.

Though Kohli didn't concede any run off that one delivery, an awkward full-toss, the crowd at the Eden Gardens did cheer the Indian captain before the play was called off over an hour prior to the normal time.

While some thought that the decision was made in order to help Umesh Yadav, who bowled the previous over, change ends but that didn't turn out to be the case. Nevertheless, the move did send a breath of fresh air in the match.

Here's the video of Virat Kohli bowling during Day 5 of 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka:

KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara started off match proceedings on Day 5 of Kolkata Test, with Team India on 174/1. By the time 60 overs were bowled in the 2nd innings, the hosts had already lost three more wickets in the form of Rahul, Pujara and Rahane.

The team total at the 60-over mark read 229/4, with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja batting on 23 and 5 respectively.

WATCH: Virat Kohli tries his hand at bowling on two occasions during India-Sri Lanka, 1st TestDescription:Indian skipper Virat Kohli was seen bowling on Day 3 and Day 4 of 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kolkata Test.Times Now